Wednesday, September 01, 2010

Battle of the Aughts Round 1 - Spock vs. Frodo

I matched up the films in round 1 randomly, which makes the super-geeky titular battle much funnier. I'm happy that there are a number of offbeat pairs below - everyone who sent me their top 10 helped make this a very eclectic contest. Thanks, guys. Each round will last approximately 72 96 hours. I can't wait to see how it all pans out.

In the Mood For Love (5 votes)Happy-Go-Lucky (4)

Punch-Drunk Love (10)A Christmas Tale (0)

Pulse (4)Reprise (0)

Dancer in the Dark (8)Half Nelson (0)

The New World (8)Run, Fatboy, Run (2)

Mulholland Drive (10)Irreversible (1)

Jackass Number Two (4)The Consequences of Love (1)

Dogville (5)The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (1)

Flight of the Red Balloon (3)Electric Dragon 80.000 V (1)

Up (6)Silent Light (1)

American Psycho/Primer (tie - 3 each)

No Country For Old Men (10)Talk to Her (1)

Memento (8)Secretary (4)

8 Women (4)Shotgun Stories (1)

American Splendor (5)In Praise of Love (1)

Almost Famous (4)Blissfully Yours (1)

Kill Bill vol. 2(6)Synecdoche, New York (4)

A Prairie Home Companion (5)Running on Karma (0)

I'm Not There/Y tu mama tambien (tie -3)

Spirited Away (4)Hamlet (1)

No Direction Home (2)The Best of Youth (0)

Pan's Labyrinth (5)Adaptation (4)

Sideways (3)Werckmeister Harmonies (2)

Ratatouille (5)Exiled (0)

The Royal Tenenbaums (7)Waking Life (2)

Amelie (5)Gerry (2)

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (4)The Devil's Rejects (2)